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Additional authors

1. Garmon, Linda.
2. McCullough, David G.
3. PBS Video.
4. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. In the spring of 1960, a CIA spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. Overnight, the U-2 became the most famous aircraft in the world and Francis Gary Powers, who miraculously survived the crash, achieved instant notoriety that would haunt him for the rest of his life. Behind the scenes of this dramatic incident is the incredible tale of a team of engineers and courageous pilots who raced against the clock to design, perfect, and deploy the U-2.

Series statement

1. The American experience

Uniform title

1. American experience (Television program)

Subject

1. U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft)
2. Documentary films
3. Reconnaissance aircraft > United States
4. U-2 Incident, 1960
5. Military intelligence > United States
6. Powers, Francis Gary
7. Electronic warfare aircraft > United States

Call number

1. *UGS-881

Performer (note)

1. Host: David McCullough.

System details (note)

1. VHS.

Language (note)

1. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Title

1. Spy in the sky [videorecording] / WGBH ; produced by Linda Garmon.

Imprint

1. Alexandria VA, : PBS Video, c1996.

Series

1. The American experience

System details

1. VHS.

Performer

1. Host: David McCullough.

Language

1. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Added author

1. Garmon, Linda.
2. McCullough, David G.
3. PBS Video.
4. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)

Added title

1. American experience (Television program)

Publisher no.

1. AMEX-809 PBS Video

Research call number

1. *UGS-881 [Video]